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Food Industry Enlisted Academics in G.M.O. Lobbying War, Emails Show
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Food Industry Enlisted Academics in G.M.O. Lobbying War, Emails Show
New York Times, September 5, 2015
Posted: 2015-09-13 21:22:43
Corporations have poured money into universities to fund research for decades, but now, the debate over bioengineered foods has escalated into a billion-dollar food industry war. Companies like Monsanto are squaring off against major organic firms like Stonyfield Farm. Both sides have aggressively recruited academic researchers. The biotech industry has published dozens of articles, under the names of prominent academics, that in some cases were drafted by industry consultants. Monsanto and its industry partners have also passed out an undisclosed amount in special grants to scientists ... to help with "biotechnology outreach" and to travel around the country to defend genetically modified foods. The moves by Monsanto, in an alliance with the Biotechnology Industry Organization and the Grocery Manufacturers Association, are detailed in thousands of pages of emails that were at first requested by the nonprofit group U.S. Right to Know, which receives funding from the organic foods industry. The emails show how academics have shifted from researchers to actors in lobbying and corporate public relations campaigns. An inner circle of [biotech] industry consultants, lobbyists and executives ... devised strategy on how to block state efforts to mandate G.M.O. labeling. The opponents of genetically modified foods have used their own creative tactics, although their spending on lobbying and public relations amounts to a tiny fraction of that of biosciences companies.
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U.S. Military Wanted to Provoke War With Cuba
2001-05-01, ABC News
In the early 1960s, America's top military leaders reportedly drafted plans to kill innocent people and commit acts of terrorism in U.S. cities to create public support for a war against Cuba. Code named Operation Northwoods, the plans reportedly included the possible assassination of Cuban émigrés, sinking boats of Cuban refugees on the high seas, hijacking planes, blowing up a U.S. ship, and even orchestrating violent terrorism in U.S. cities. The plans were developed as ways to trick the American public and the international community into supporting a war to oust Cuba's ... Fidel Castro. America's top military brass even contemplated causing U.S. military casualties, writing: "We could blow up a U.S. ship in Guantanamo Bay and blame Cuba," and, "casualty lists in U.S. newspapers would cause a helpful wave of national indignation." The plans had the written approval of all of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and were presented to President Kennedy's defense secretary, Robert McNamara, in March 1962. But they apparently were rejected by the civilian leadership and have gone undisclosed for nearly 40 years. The Joint Chiefs even proposed using the potential death of astronaut John Glenn during the first attempt to put an American into orbit as a false pretext for war with Cuba. Should the rocket explode and kill Glenn, they wrote, "the objective is to provide irrevocable proof … that the fault lies with the Communists." The scary thing is none of this stuff comes out until 40 years after.
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Inside the secretive Bilderberg Group
2005-09-29, BBC News
How much influence do private networks of the rich and powerful have on government policies and international relations? One group, the Bilderberg, has often attracted speculation that it forms a shadowy global government. Every year since 1954 [they have brought] together about 120 leading business people and politicians. At this year's meeting in Germany, the audience included the heads of the World Bank and European Central Bank, Chairmen or Chief Executives from Nokia, BP, Unilever, DaimlerChrysler and Pepsi ... editors from five major newspapers, members of parliament, ministers, European commissioners ... and the queen of the Netherlands. The chairman ... is 73-year-old Viscount Etienne Davignon. In an extremely rare interview, he played down the importance of Bilderberg. "I don't think (we are) a global ruling class because I don't think a global ruling class exists." Will Hutton ... who attended a Bilderberg meeting in 1997, says people take part in these networks in order to influence the way the world works, to create what he calls "the international common sense". And that "common sense" is one which supports the interests of Bilderberg's main participants. For Bilderberg's critics the fact that there is almost no publicity about the annual meetings is proof that they are up to no good. Bilderberg meetings often feature future political leaders shortly before they become household names. Bill Clinton went in 1991 while still governor of Arkansas, Tony Blair was there two years later while still an opposition MP. All the recent presidents of the European Commission attended Bilderberg meetings before they were appointed. Informal and private networks like Bilderberg have helped to oil the wheels of global politics and globalisation for the past half a century.
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[9/11] Hijack 'suspects' alive and well
2001-09-23, BBC News
Another of the men named by the FBI as a hijacker in the [9/11] suicide attacks on Washington and New York has turned up alive and well. The identities of four of the 19 suspects accused of having carried out the attacks are now in doubt. Saudi Arabian pilot Waleed Al Shehri was one of five men that the FBI said had deliberately crashed American Airlines flight 11 into the World Trade Centre on 11 September. His photograph was released, and has since appeared in newspapers and on television around the world. He told journalists there that he had nothing to do with the attacks. He has contacted both the Saudi and American authorities. He acknowledges that he attended flight training school at Daytona Beach in the United States, and is indeed the same Waleed Al Shehri to whom the FBI has been referring. But, he says, he left the United States in September last year [and] became a pilot with Saudi Arabian airlines. Abdulaziz Al Omari, another of the Flight 11 hijack suspects ... says he is an engineer with Saudi Telecoms, and that he lost his passport while studying in Denver. Meanwhile ... a London-based Arabic daily says it has interviewed Saeed Alghamdi. He was listed by the FBI as a hijacker in the United flight that crashed in Pennsylvania. And there are suggestions that another suspect, Khalid Al Midhar, may also be alive. FBI Director Robert Mueller acknowledged on Thursday that the identity of several of the suicide hijackers is in doubt.
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Global banks seek to contain damage over $2 trillion of suspicious transfers
2020-09-21, MSN News/Reuters
Global banks faced a fresh scandal about dirty money on Monday as they sought to limit the fallout from a cache of leaked documents showing they transferred more than $2 trillion in suspect funds over nearly two decades. Britain-based HSBC Holdings Plc, Standard Chartered Plc and Barclays Plc, Germany's Deutsche Bank AG and Commerzbank AG, and U.S.-headquartered JPMorgan Chase & Co and Bank of New York Mellon Corp were among the lenders named in the report by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists and based on leaked documents. The report was based on 2,100 leaked suspicious activity reports (SARs), covering transactions between 1999 and 2017, filed by banks and other financial firms with the U.S. Department of Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN). Banks are required to file an SAR whenever handling funds that cause grounds for suspicion of criminal activity. The reports revealed broader problems with the monitoring system at the heart of global policing of money laundering and other criminal activity. Investors worried about the potential fallout for global banks, many of which have faced hefty fines in the past for lapses in controls and spent billions of dollars to bolster compliance. "It confirms what we already knew: that there are huge amounts of SARs being filed with relatively low numbers of cases brought through to prosecution," said Etelka Bogardi, a Hong Kong-based financial services partner at Norton Rose Fulbright. "It also brings out the point that managing financial crime risk goes beyond making SARs," Bogardi said.
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More than half of all wrongful criminal convictions are caused by government misconduct
2020-09-16, Washington Post
A new study digs into the reasons people are wrongly convicted, and it has found that 54 percent of those defendants are victimized by official misconduct, with police involved in 34 percent of cases, prosecutors in 30 percent, and some cases involving both police and prosecutors. The study by the National Registry of Exonerations reviewed 2,400 exonerations it has logged between 1989 and 2019, nearly 80 percent of which were for violent felonies. Of the 2,400, 93 innocent defendants were sentenced to death and later cleared before they were executed. The study also found that police and prosecutors are rarely disciplined for actions that lead to a wrongful conviction. Researchers found that 4 percent of prosecutors involved in those convictions were disciplined, but the penalties were "comparatively mild" and only three were disbarred. Police officers were disciplined in 19 percent of cases leading to wrongful convictions, and in 80 percent of those cases officers were convicted of crimes, such as Chicago police Sgt. Ronald Watts, who led a group of officers who planted drug or gun evidence leading to 66 false convictions. The 2,400 cases are far from a comprehensive count, since there is no centralized national database of criminal cases at the state and local levels. So an estimate of how often wrongful convictions occur, as a percentage of overall cases, is not possible. The study acknowledges there are other areas to examine, including quantifying ineffective assistance by defense attorneys.
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Hunger in America, Especially for Children, Has "Skyrocketed" During Covid-19, Data Shows
2020-09-23, The Intercept
The level of hunger in U.S. households almost tripled between 2019 and August of this year, according to an analysis of new data from the Census Bureau and the Department of Agriculture. Even more alarming, the proportion of American children who sometimes do not have enough to eat is now as much as 14 times higher than it was last year. The Agriculture Department conducts yearly studies on food insecurity in the U.S., with its report on 2019 released this month. The Census Bureau began frequent household surveys in April in response to Covid-19 that include questions about hunger. The analysis, by the Washington, D.C.-based Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, found that 3.7 percent of U.S. households reported they sometimes or often had "not enough to eat" during 2019. Meanwhile, the most recent Census data from the end of August of this year showed that 10 percent of households said they sometimes or often did not have enough to eat within the past seven days. Levels of food insecurity in Black and Latino households are significantly higher, at 19 percent and 17 percent, respectively, compared to 7 percent in white households. Remarkably, this increase in hunger has nothing to do with any actual shortage of food. It is purely the result of political decisions.
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After 10 years of work, the Holy See has approved the new English translation of the Mass.
WASHINGTON — After a decade of work, the greatest liturgical milestone for American Catholics since the 1970s is right around the corner: The Vatican has approved a new English translation of the Roman Missal, and the U.S. bishops have fixed the roll-out date in the nation's parishes for the beginning of Advent 2011.
"The use of the third edition of the Roman Missal enters into use in the dioceses of the United States of America as of the First Sunday of Advent, Nov. 27, 2011. From that date forward, no other edition of the Roman Missal may be used in the dioceses of the United States of America," stated Cardinal Francis George of Chicago, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, in his Aug. 20 letter to the nation's bishops.
In addition to the translation work, the U.S. bishops' conference, the International Commission on English in the Liturgy (ICEL), and other national and international liturgical organizations have devoted the last two years to preparing texts and catechetical materials designed to smooth the transition to the new translation of the Mass and deepen appreciation for the more accurate language of the texts. Now that the entire translation has been approved, those materials will be key during the full year needed to get the published text into the pews.
In late June, the Vatican formally signed off on the translation and issued guidelines for publication. A month later, approval was given for additional prayers for the penitential act at Mass, the renewal of baptismal promises on Easter Sunday, and for American feasts including Thanksgiving, Independence Day, and the observances of saints' feast days for Damien of Molokai, Katharine Drexel and Elizabeth Ann Seton. A "Mass for Giving Thanks to God for the Gift of Human Life," which can be celebrated on Jan. 22, the anniversary of the Roe v. Wade decision, was also approved.
Bishop Arthur Serratelli of Paterson, N.J., chairman of the bishops' Committee on Divine Worship, noted in prepared remarks, "I am happy that after years of preparation, we now have a text that, when introduced late next year, will enable the ongoing renewal of the celebration of the sacred liturgy in our parishes."
The fruit of a lengthy — and, at times, contentious — dialogue among bishops in the United States and among bishops' conferences throughout the English-speaking world, the introduction of the new translation is viewed as a golden opportunity to advance the New Evangelization in the life of the Church.
"From the very beginning, the Church has held to this axiom: The way we pray reveals what we believe. The law of prayer is the law of our faith," noted Cardinal Justin Rigali of Philadelphia.
Cardinal Rigali is a veteran of the U.S. bishops' Committee on the Liturgy and the Vox Clara committee established by Pope John Paul II to aid the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments in supervising the English translation. He noted that the translation process was closely followed by both the Congregations for Divine Worship and the Doctrine of the Faith.
"If the whole of Catholic doctrine is expressed in our liturgy, it's fitting that both Vatican congregations collaborated on the translation," said the cardinal.
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The Archdiocese of Philadelphia has launched intensive preparations for educating priests and parish leaders.
"We are planning on a profound catechesis in all of the 267 parishes of the archdiocese," reported Cardinal Rigali.
To support efforts like Philadelphia's, Father Richard Hilgartner, associate director of the USCCB Secretariat of Divine Worship, noted that the USCCB had developed its own catechetical materials linked to the new translation and organized regional meetings for priests throughout the United States.
"The clergy are on the front line: They are the ones praying and presiding over the Eucharist," noted Father Hilgartner. "To date, we've met with more than 3,000 in every one of the 14 episcopal regions of the country."
While the Vatican, ICEL and the USCCB have provided guidelines for the transition, individual dioceses still must grapple with the practical execution of catechetical outreach to diverse groups in a variety of settings — from the elderly in nursing homes to inmates in U.S. prisons to second graders in parish-based first Communion classes.
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But if the practical hurdles of catechesis pose a significant challenge, longtime advocates of more accurate translations believe it offers a singular opportunity to deepen the faith of ordinary Catholics.
"The Second Vatican Council called for a ressourcement — a return to biblical and patristic sources. This is a step in that direction: Where texts of the liturgy are being drawn from these sources, the new translation — memorable, evocative and biblical — makes the link obvious," explained Father Hilgartner.
Helen Hull Hitchcock, editor of The Adoremus Bulletin, a monthly publication of the Adoremus Society for the Renewal of the Sacred Liturgy, said the goal has been to "transmit the sacredness of the Latin text in the English translation."
"The new translation is much more dignified and reverent than what we've had in the past — in addition to being more accurate," said Hitchcock.
Discussion and debate regarding the English-language translation of the Roman Missal dates back to the Second Vatican Council, when the document Sacrosanctum Concilium marked a new era of liturgical renewal and proposed the Mass in the vernacular. The current translation was completed in 1973.
Yet, decades later, critics of the English translation continued to argue that it lacked sufficient accuracy and undermined reverence for the Eucharist. The issue took on new relevance with the third edition of the Roman Missal, issued in the Jubilee Year 2000.
In 2001, Pope John Paul II issued Liturgiam Authenticam (the Fifth Instruction on the Right Implementation of the Constitution on the Liturgy), which called for more precise translations of the Latin: "in the most exact manner, without omissions or additions in terms of their content, and without paraphrases or glosses."
The new guidelines were applauded by many U.S. bishops, though concerns were also raised that more accurate translations created awkward syntax that rendered the liturgy less accessible to ordinary Catholics.
As a member of the Vox Clara committee, Cardinal Rigali played a key role in that discussion. He seems pleased to bring the fruits of this struggle to his flock.
"The Second Vatican Council described sacred liturgy as the worship of the divine majesty. If what we do on Sunday is the worship of the divine majesty, everything about it must reflect that reality," he said.
"The translation provides a new impetus in the life of the Church. It's a moment of hope, progress, joy and faith," the cardinal concluded. "At a time when many Catholics experience difficulty, sorrow and economic distress, God invites us to come to himself."
Joan Frawley Desmond writes from Chevy Chase, Maryland.
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Jamie Cureton struck twice as Exeter maintained their excellent start to the season with a 4-2 victory at fellow high-fliers Oxford.
The Grecians' triumph ended Oxford's 100% home record as the U's were brought down to earth after their midweek derby cup win over Swindon.
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Outside of popcorn, what do you do to help fund the Scouts' needed equipment and trip costs?Aug 1, 2009 at 3:07 pm #1518161Gregg MartellBPL Member
@gmartellLocale: Mid Atlantic
Our troop has a crew going in 2010 and we are increasing the number of fundraisers for all the boys in the troop, not just specifically the boys going to Philmont.
We're trying to avoid the "selling something" fundraisers because of the general state of the economy and everyone is tired of the pizza/subs/wraping paper/etc fundraisers for cheerleading/PTA/etc/etc. Seems someone always has their hand out.
So far we've done a car wash, which did better than I thought it would. We have a couple of local resturants where you can get a portion of the evening revenue. We've done one where we got 10% of the bill (pre-tax) of anyone eating there and presenting a flyer provided by the troop. Another local resturant will give you a cut of all meals served, even if the patrons aren't there for your cause. The boys would be required to greet patrons and open the doors but that's all that's required.
We're planning a spagetti dinner in the spring. Other troops in the area do very well with these.
Aslo, find someone (parent, committee member) not involved in the trip to be dedicated to fundraising. They can spend more time finding/developing opportunites and not be distracted by getting the boys ready for Philmont.
Don't underestimate popcorn. My son has raised almost $1k from popcorn over the last 3 years just with the goal of paying for Philmont. Doesnt' cover the complete $1600 cost, but it helps. From day one, on joining the troop we try to instill upon them that they can afford the high adventure trips if they plan ahead and save. It's a great teaching tool when it works!
Besides fundraising, look for ways to save the boys money on their gear. You might find a local outfitter willing give you a bigger than normal scout discount if you purchase a lot of equipment through them. Look for on-line sales, etc.
Hope this helps.
GreggAug 4, 2009 at 12:36 pm #1518693Rich PBPL Member
@montclairLocale: Lower Hudson Valley
>>Don't underestimate popcorn. My son has raised almost $1k from popcorn over the last 3 years just with the goal of paying for Philmont.<<
What percentage of the profits do you give to the scouts and what percentage stays with the troop?
RichAug 5, 2009 at 7:18 pm #1519003Gregg MartellBPL Member
@gmartellLocale: Mid Atlantic
Overall 70% of the sales comes back to the local program. Scouts get 32% of what they sell. If I remember correctly the troop gets 5%, and the balance of the 70% goes to the council/district. The troop gets a "bonus" payment if the boys sell a certain amount above what they sold the previous year.
It's pretty easy to sell $200-300 worth of popcorn with very little effort to family & friends. With some effort and a liitle hustle, they can sell $1000. For my son, that's about 50-60 sales. After that it get's difficult, though we have one boy in the troop who sold $5k last year when he was still in Cub Scouts. We're really hoping he sells that much again this year!
GreggAug 6, 2009 at 5:39 am #1519054Michael RayBPL Member
@topshotLocale: Midwest
Standard unit profit for popcorn is 32%, but can be 35% if certain conditions are met (or an additional 4% if you forgo Trails End prizes). In Cub Scouts, our unit split that profit with the Cub 50/50 and the Pack paid for nearly all expenses except special trips or extra t-shirts. I think in our troop, the boys get it all but we have monthly and yearly dues.Feb 1, 2010 at 7:32 am #1568500Chris BabcockMember
I know the topic is a few months old, but hopefully you get an email, etc.
We have had a very successful time raking leaves this past fall. We put ads in a few local papers that go out to residents free and local "magazines" (free what's happening type of mag's). The boys did a lot of work raking leaves, shoveling dirt, etc. to earn their donations. People gave a lot more then I would really expect to. People would come up to us and ask what we were doing. After we told them, they would want us to come do their yard. We have had success with car washes in the past, did a few towards the end of fall, and will resume in the spring.
We are putting out letters to local organizations to see what we can do for them. The boys have really come together and demonstrated leadership, teamwork, and more doing this work.
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diff -u: What's New in Kernel Development
John Stultz submitted code to enhance the real-time clock. He didn't like the fact that if a process wanted to set an alarm, it would have to take a lock on the RTC and poll it, waiting for that alarm to go off. His new code created an intermediate layer that would keep track of alarms set by any user code and feed the alarms back to the programs that had set them, as they occurred. If his patch is accepted, it could be good news for user programs that no longer will have to deal with the complexities of holding and freeing an RTC lock.
John also noticed that the Android RTC alarm driver had a new approach to the RTC that he felt deserved to be included in the main kernel tree. But, because the Android driver depended on other parts of the Android system that were not included in the official kernel, John rewrote the driver to use native kernel interfaces and submitted it that way. The basic value of the Android driver, as he saw it, was that it gave the user a simpler interface, at the cost of losing some subtle abilities that didn't seem very useful anyway. So as far as John could see, it was a pure win. It'll be interesting to see whether the Android system adapts to use John's version of the driver as well, or whether it will continue to maintain its own version independently.
Vernon Mauery submitted code to support IBM Premium Real-Time Mode (PRTM) on supporting x86 hardware. This powerful operating mode can give user programs a wholesale control over the system's hardware, which normally is tightly regulated and secured by the kernel. PRTM has the potential to be a devastating security hole, but it also can provide very low latency action to applications that require real-time performance. And, it can provide very useful features to debuggers and other meta-applications. Vernon's code provides a SysFS interface to enter and leave PRTM at will. I'm guessing there also will be security features to prevent applications from doing this unless they are absolutely trusted.
Documentation is always nice to see, and Andres Salomon recently submitted some for the staging tree. The staging tree exists in the main kernel source, under drivers/staging, and it acts as a repository for incomplete drivers that aren't ready to be relied on completely. In the old days, people wanting to test these drivers would have to download the driver's patch independently, apply it to their own copy of the kernel, and compile and install that kernel. This barrier to entry was sufficient to keep all but the most enthusiastic testers from ever testing a driver before it was included in the official tree. The staging tree allows any user to test a driver very easily, just by enabling it during the configuration process prior to compiling the kernel. This opens up testing to an immense and seething horde of potential users. The result is that drivers receive far better testing before being incorporated into the main source tree. Users are protected from potentially damaging code in these drivers, because they simply cannot enable drivers in the staging tree when they compile the kernel.
Of course, as with all aspects of kernel development, the rules constantly are being revised, so that the kernel development process can really be seen as a set of algorithms developed in an evolutionary way that has the ultimate goal of making the best possible behaviors also the most natural-seeming for any given kernel contributor. As with all evolutionary development, any given snapshot presents only the imperfect balance of that moment, but it's so great to watch.
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Hulu Hoop around the Desktop
I've been complaining about Netflix's lack of Linux desktop support for more than a year now. All my whining seems to be making little difference, so it seems only fair to look at alternatives. Granted, there aren't any direct competitors to the Netflix streaming service, but there is Hulu. Hulu has a history of not playing well with others and blocking developers like the Boxee team, but I must give credit where credit is due. It has a fully working Linux desktop program. Plus, the Web-based features work as well. If you add the $7.99 monthly subscription for Hulu Plus, you happily can watch many seasons (sometimes the full catalog) of television programs directly on your Linux desktop. With Hulu's desktop application, you can send the whole experience full screen and have your own little home-entertainment system wherever you have Internet access. Sure, there still are ads. Sure, the catalog is different and less robust than the one from Netflix, but heck, at least Linux users are invited to the party!
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This issue of Linux Journal is all about how to get Linux in your pocket. In this article, I go one better and tell you how to get Linux on your fingernail. Now, before you get too excited, I won't be discussing some new nano-computer being used by James Bond, unfortunately. Instead, I discuss how to put Linux on a micro-SD card (or any other USB drive, for that matter). Using this, you can run Linux on any machine that can boot off a USB device.
One of the first utilities to receive widespread attention and use is UNetbootin (unetbootin.sourceforge.net). This application is available under both Linux and Windows. It has built-in support for downloading and installing several Linux distributions, including Ubuntu, Fedora, Debian, PCLinuxOS, Linux Mint, Sabayon Linux, openSUSE, Gentoo, Arch Linux, MEPIS and many others.
UNetbootin also has the ability to load several different system utilities, such as the following:
Parted Magic: a partition manager that can resize, repair, back up and restore partitions.
SystemRescueCD: a system repair, backup and recovery tool.
Super Grub Disk: a boot utility to restore and repair GRUB installations.
Backtrack: a utility for network analysis and penetration testing.
Ophcrack: a utility to recover Windows passwords.
Smart Boot Manager: boots off of CD-ROM and floppy drives on machines with a faulty BIOS.
FreeDOS: an open-source DOS to allow you to run BIOS flash utilities or just plain-old DOS.
UNetbootin can download the correct ISO image for all of these distributions automatically, or you can download (or create) your own ISO image and hand the filename to UNetbootin. In either case, the next step is to extract all of the files from the image so they can be copied to the USB drive. The USB drive you want to use needs to be formatted with a filesystem already on it. Once the files all have been extracted, UNetbootin uses some heuristics to figure out where the kernel and initrd files are hiding and places them into /ubnkern and /ubninit. It then goes through the boot configuration files from the ISO to try to figure out what boot options need to be set on the USB drive. Once it figures that out, it puts those options into the configuration file /syslinux.cfg. Then, UNetbootin uses Syslinux to make the USB drive bootable, and you should be good to go.
Another utility that has started garnering a lot of attention is usb-creator (https://launchpad.net/usb-creator). This program is the official tool to create live USB versions of Ubuntu live CDs. This utility started with version 8.04 of Ubuntu. A KDE front end showed up in version 8.10, and a Windows version currently is in the works. This utility can do the same sort of work as UNetbootin. It has the built-in ability to create an Ubuntu live USB, but that's not all. Like UNetbootin, usb-creator can take an arbitrary ISO image and copy that onto your USB drive. It even can take a CD-ROM from your CD drive and copy its contents over to your USB drive. It's a simple matter of selecting the source and the destination, and then running.
One big advantage of usb-creator is its ability to create a persistent live USB for you very easily. Any extra space on your USB drive, above and beyond what is required for the OS files, can be used as writable space for persistent files. This means any changes you make to your system will be written to the USB drive. You even have the option of clearing the persistent space on shutdown. That way, you can use your USB drive as a complete operating system, exactly as if it were on your hard drive. And, there you go, Linux on a thumbnail.
All of these techniques require you to have either a live CD or an ISO image of a live CD. But what if you want to go a bit more low-level, a bit more from scratch? One of the tools available to you is Syslinux (syslinux.zytor.com/wiki/index.php/The_Syslinux_Project). Syslinux actually is a suite of different programs that provide for booting from many different media, including:
syslinux: booting from FAT filesystems.
pxelinux: network booting.
isolinux: bootable "El Torito" CD-ROMs.
extlinux: booting from ext2/ext3/ext4 or btrfs filesystems.
memdisk: a tool to boot legacy OSes from nontraditional media.
Syslinux installs into the boot sector of your device and puts a copy of the file LDLINUX.SYS into the root directory. It then loads the kernel and other OS files from the actual filesystem. Because the filesystem is just a simple FAT filesystem, all the files, including the kernel, can be manipulated using standard DOS tools. By default, Syslinux assumes the kernel is in the file named LINUX on the boot disk. This default can be changed in the config file. If you hold down the Shift or Alt keys during bootup, Syslinux displays a LILO-style "boot:" prompt where you can enter a kernel filename and options.
Syslinux searches for its configuration file in the following order: /boot/syslinux/syslinux.cfg, /syslinux/syslinux.cfg, /syslinux.cfg.
In this file, you can set parameters to change all the default settings. Any filenames in the configuration file are relative to the directory that syslinux.cfg is in, unless it is a full path. A basic example looks like this:
DEFAULT linux LABEL linux SAY Now booting the kernel from SYSLINUX... KERNEL vmlinuz.img APPEND ro root=/dev/sda1 initrd=initrd.img
The kernel types that Syslinux supports don't need to be a regular Linux kernel image. They can be a PXE bootstrap program, a boot sector or a COMBOOT image.
These techniques and utilities should give you a good start at putting your USB drives to their best use. You now can carry around your whole OS in your pocket. This is essentially what I've done for my old Eee PC. With Linux on USB, I can keep the same system there, and on my MacBook through Parallels. You also can use the same system on basically any machine that you can get to boot off of USB. Have fun and be creative.
GUI from Afar
For most configurations, I prefer to use command-line tools. This is especially true on headless servers. There are a few things, however, that I find easier to configure with GUI tools. Webmin does a fine job for some of those things, but sometimes the native GUI tools are really nice. One good example is virt-manager. Although it's possible to run virt-manager on a workstation separate from the server running KVM, sometimes installing virt-manager also installs kernel modules that are incompatible with other virtual systems.
In my particular scenario, I like to run VirtualBox on my workstation, but KVM on my server. Although it is possible to run virt-manager on a workstation with VirtualBox installed, it can get messy with conflicting kernel modules. That's where ssh -X comes into play. Just install virt-manager on the server, run it remotely with a simple ssh -X user@server virt-manager, and the GUI program starts up right on your current desktop!
It's not a new trick, but it's one I find myself using often. If you haven't considered installing GUI tools on your headless server, just because it seemed silly, don't forget the GUI power of SSH. It might make your life a little easier—or at least more colorful.
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Silly Programs
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Prerequisites: CPSC 225, a grade of C or better in CPSC 240, and either CPSC 284 or MATH 201. This course examines the basic operation of computing systems. It takes a bottom-up approach covering each major component of such systems including hardware, logic circuit design, CPU instruction sets, assemblers,and compilers. Students will gain experience programming in assembly language and C.
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Prerequisite: CPSC 225. A hands-on course on the fundamentals of system and network administration with a focus on proper design and management for ensuring system and network security.
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Prerequisite: CPSC 225 and grade of C or better in CPSC 240. Presents basic techniques for the design and implementation of database-driven web applications. Topics include the design of relational and NoSQL databases and scaling techniques such as the use of load balancing and distributed systems. Programming intensive using a dynamic high-level general-purpose language
Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor. Intensive individual investigation of significant research problem under the direction of a faculty member. GPA and course prerequisites apply.
Prerequisites: CPSC 305 and CPSC 340. This course examines the abstractions above the hardware that make a computer usable to both programmers and users. These abstractions include processes, context switching, concurrent programming, semaphores, virtual addressing, transactions, access control, and virtualization. Many of these abstractions are the foundation for operating systems kernel development. The abstractions are also applicable to any large-scale programming project. Programming intensive.
Prerequisite: CPSC 220 and CPSC 225. This course provides an introduction to the basic principles of networking. Topics covered in the course include: network topologies, protocols, the OSI Model, methods of data transmission, error detection and correction, TCP/IP, network security and other topics as time permits. This course is theoretical and concept oriented rather than consisting of the details of specific network packages.
Prerequisites: CPSC 240 and either CPSC 284 or MATH 201. A survey of current artificial intelligence topics including informed search, knowledge representation, knowledge-based systems, and machine learning. Other topics such as image processing, robotics, and language processing, may also be covered. Artificial intelligence programming projects are required.
Prerequisites: DATA 219, CPSC 219, DSCI 219, or CPSC 220. Practical knowledge of data mining, machine learning, and information retrieval. Students will examine the theoretical foundations of a variety of techniques, gain experience with these techniques using open source software, and learn how to apply them to solve real-world problems. Topics include decision trees, Naïve Bayes, probabilistic retrieval models, clustering, support vector machines, approaches to web mining, and scalable machine learning applications. Cross-listed as DATA 419.
Prerequisite: DATA 219, CPSC 219, DSCI 219, or CPSC 220. A robust introduction to techniques of mathematical modeling and computational simulation applied to practical problems. Topics include system dynamics approaches, discrete-event simulation, and agent-based models. Students complete small projects on topics as diverse as population growth, epidemic transmission, queuing theory, and forest fire outbreaks. Cross-listed as DATA 420.
Prerequisite: CPSC 305 or 340. This course provides an introduction to parallel computing, covering topics including parallel architectures, programming techniques and libraries, the study of existing parallel computing systems, and performance analysis. Students will use a variety of hardware to explore current libraries and methods used for parallel programming.
Prerequisite: CPSC 340 and 350. Techniques for modeling, designing, implementing, and managing large-scale computer programs are studied. Studies include software process models, modeling using UML, and application development with a CASE tool. Continued study of issues in collaborative software development including communication, code sharing, diversity and inclusion. Students work in groups and apply the techniques studied to semester-long projects.
Prerequisite: CPSC 340. Student will design, develop, and implement computer games that involve real-time, even-driven, and multimedia programming techniques. Students learn the history of computer games and the elements of video game design and architecture.
Prerequisite: CPSC 340. The study of three-dimensional modeling involving the use of light, color, texture and transformation; visible surface detection; parallel and perspective projections; clipping algorithms.
Prerequisite: CPSC 345 or MIST 411. A course on the intersection of software and information security. A programming intensive course. Topics include but are not limited to: Programming flaws, causes, identification, exploitation and prevention; malicious software, development, identification, and prevention; software fuzzing and other flaw identification and testing methods.
Prerequisite: CPSC 350. An examination and application of contemporary software technologies focused on providing Web-based services and applications. Special emphasis on distributed systems that have cooperating client-side and server-side components.
Prerequisite: Specified by Instructor. Treatment of selected topics in Computer Science. Most recently this has included topics such as Cloud Computing, Animation, and Information System Security. May be repeated for credit with a change in topic.
Individual study under the direction of a member of the department. Minimum GPA and course prerequisites apply. May be repeated for credit with a change in topic. Two semesters of 3-credits of study required for graduation with Departmental Honors.
Individual study under the direction of a member of the department. Minimum GPA and course prerequisites apply. May be repeated for credit with a change in topic. Two semesters of 3-credits of study required for graduation with Departmental Honors.
Supervised off-campus experience, developed in consultation with the department. Only 3 credits may count toward the major and minimum gpa and course prerequisites apply.


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The day in photos: Penn State selects 18th president
The day in photos: Penn State selects 18th president
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- On Monday, Feb. 17, Penn State's Board of Trustees selected Eric J. Barron as the University's 18th president. President-Elect Barron spent the day on Penn State's University Park Campus, where he met with trustees and University leadership, toured Schreyer House (the official presidential residence) and met with student leaders.
Barron, who comes to Penn State from the presidency at Florida State University, will begin in his new position on May 12. He succeeds Penn State President Rodney Erickson, who announced in 2012 his plans to retire no later than June of this year.
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Usually, when us modern, sensitive, environmentally-conscious types leave the computer on all night, it's because we're downloading something sizable. But what if our computers could handle that task while in sleep mode, thus saving energy?
Computer scientists at UC San Diego along with Microsoft Research have developed this USB device they dub the Somniloquy, which appropriately enough means "talking in one's sleep." The dongle lets you keep your computer in sleep mode, which saves a ton of energy, while remaining seemingly active on the network. So your computer will be in sleep mode, but you'll still be able to download files or receive IM or VoIP messages, and if an action that requires your computer's full attention does occur, Somniloquy will gently rouse it from its slumber.
The device is actually a very low-power computer, complete with OS and flash memory, and essentially takes over as the computer's presence on the network while the actual computer is asleep. It consumes somewhere between 11 and 24 times less power than a full computer, which makes for some impressive energy savings. The creators are hoping the tech will be incorporated into future network cards so computers have this functionality out of the box. You know what? We're hoping that, too. [PhysOrg via Engadget]


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Create a Flawless Manicure with Nail Art Strips
Love the idea of nail designs, but don't have an artist's touch? Nail stickers create manicures you've never dreamed possible in a matter of minutes. The zero drying time is just an added bonus! Stick on your favorite metallic, geometric, or floral design and peel them off to start again the second you're bored with your look.
Though the stick-on manicure trend has given you the ability to wear wild designs and decorations on your nails without the hassle of polish, the application process can be confusing. The pros at Minx are taking you through the steps of applying nail strips from start to finish, so follow along as you peel, stick, trim, and rub your way to a gorgeous new manicure!


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Drake Spotted in the Studio With Chris Brown [PHOTO]
Keep your friends close and your enemies closer, right?
Okay, maybe calling Drake and Chris Brown enemies is a little dramatic, but their rocky history isn't a secret. Who could forget that bar fight? It's no wonder fans were shocked to see the pair recently in the studio together.
The Instagram photo shows Rihanna's exes making amends as Drake listens on to his fellow R&B star singing. Could there be a collaboration in the works? Or are they just lending each other their musical expertise?
According to E! Online, Drake was asked about the photo during a media conference promoting the ESPYS, which the singer will be hosting later this month. "I'd rather not comment on it," he said evasively.
We might not know what they were doing in the studio, but we do know this isn't the first time Breezy and Drizzy have made a point to work together. Back in October leaked footage showed the two hanging out in a studio, though they were secretive about that incident, too.
What are you hiding, guys? We just want to know what you've got planned!
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News & Notes: Game 41
Thursday, May 19, 2011 (11:05 a.m.) – Victory Field
Radio: WWKB AM 1520, bisons.com
Buffalo Bisons (17-24, T4th(-7.5), North)
RHP Brian Sweeney (0-2, 9.90)
Indianapolis Indians (17-24, 4th(-10.5), West)
RHP Sean Gallagher (1-5, 7.67)
TODAY'S GAME: This morning, the Bisons take on the Indianapolis Indians in the third game of a four-game series from Victory Field (11:05 a.m.). The Bisons trail the Indians 0-2 in the series and need to win today and tomorrow night to earn a split. Buffalo is now 2-4 on their eight-game roadtrip that began with a split of a four-game set in Louisville. On Saturday, the Bisons begin an eight-game homestand against the Charlotte Knights.
SLOW STARTS: The first inning has been the Herd's demise this roadtrip. In the past six games, Buffalo has been outscored 19-0 in the first inning. The only game the Herd didn't yield a run in the first frame was in Monday's 6-1 win over Louisville. In the first 35 games of the season prior to this roadtrip, the Bisons had outscored their opponents 20-14 in the first inning.
VS. THE INDIANS: The Bisons trail Indy 0-2 in the season series. Dating back to the end of the 2008 season, the Herd is now just 6-15 in its last 21 games against the Tribe. The last time Buffalo won a season series at Victory Field was when they took three of four over Indianapolis on June 28 – July 1, 2004.
EARLY WAKEUP: The Bisons' are 1-2 in morning starts so far this season. The Herd lost in Rochester, 5-0, on April 27 and in Lehigh Valley on May 3. Buffalo woke up early on Monday for a 6-1 win in Louisville. The Bisons will host the Indians for their lone home morning start, Thursday, June 9 at 10:35 a.m.
TODAY'S STARTER: RHP BRIAN SWEENEY is making his third start with the team since being signed by the Mets on May 6 off the roster of the Somerset Patriots of the independent Atlantic League. Sweeney is 0-2 so far with a 9.90ERA in 10.0 innings of work. The veteran righty has 10 strikeouts and 17 hits allowed in his first two starts.
GONE FISHIN': INF MICHAEL FISHER continues to excel in his Triple-A debut. The 26-year old has posted back-to-back multi-hit performances and has averaged .333 (7-21) with a double and two RBI since being promoted from Double-A Binghamton. With the B-Mets, Fisher had averaged .281 (25-89) with three home runs and 12RBI in 23 games.
METS UPDATE: The Mets shutout the Nationals last night at Citi Field by a 3-0 score. Former Bisons LHP JON NIESE tossed seven shutout innings with seven strikeouts for his third win of the season. Former Bison INF JUSTIN TURNER had two doubles and two RBI. The Mets host the Nationals at 1:10 p.m. this afternoon.


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released by Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas for the 100 years of La Sallian Excellence... 1911-2011... i've read that this is the last series of commemorative banknotes for the old money that they did...
got this at an ATM machine on the first day of March 2013 and i was so happy!
nothing at the back
here's to 100 years more of La Sallian excellence...
St. John Baptist de La Salle... pray for us!
Live Jesus in our hearts... forever!
animo LA SALLE!


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Celebrate family, community and culture – celebrate Kwanzaa! This African American and Pan-African holiday is observed from December 26 – January 1 each year. It was created in 1966 by Dr. Maulana Karenga, professor of Africana Studies at California State University, in order to promote, preserve, and continually revitalize and African American culture.
The origins of Kwanzaa come from the first harvest celebrations of Africa. The name "Kwanzaa" is derived from the phrase "matunda ya kwanza" which means "first fruits" in Swahili, a Pan-African language which is the most widely spoken African language. Kwanzaa is structured around the five activities of Continental African "first fruit" celebrations, which are ingathering, reverence, commemoration, recommitment and celebration. Kwanzaa is a cultural holiday, not a religious one, so it's embraced by Africans of all religious faiths.
Each year, participants take part in feasting, gift giving and in the symbolic lighting of a candle holder called a kinara. The lighting is similar to the lighting of the Menorah during Hanukkah, the Jewish celebration in December. The kinara's shape is symbolic of the roots that African Americans have in the continent of Africa. During Kwanzaa, seven candles are placed in the kinara – three red candles (African blood shed) on the left, three green candles (the land of Africa) on the right, and one black candle (the African race) in the center. The seven candles represent the Seven Principles (or Nguzo Saba) of Kwanzaa, while the colors of red, green and black represent the colors of the holiday. A new candle is lit on each day of Kwanzaa, with the center black candle being the first. The rest of the lighting alternates between the red and green candles beginning with the outermost red candle and moving towards the center. Each day of Kwanzaa is dedicated to the reflection on one of the Seven Principles.
The Seven Principles of Kwanzaa
Umoja (Unity)
To strive for and maintain unity in the family, community, nation and race.
Kujichagulia (Self-Determination)
To define ourselves, name ourselves, create for ourselves and speak for ourselves.
Ujima (Collective Work and Responsibility)
To build and maintain our community together and make our brother's and sister's problems our problems and to solve them together.
Ujamaa (Cooperative Economics)
To build and maintain our own stores, shops and other businesses and to profit from them together.
Nia (Purpose)
To make our collective vocation the building and developing of our community in order to restore our people to their traditional greatness.
Kuumba (Creativity)
To do always as much as we can, in the way we can, in order to leave our community more beautiful and beneficial than we inherited it.
Imani (Faith)
To believe with all our heart in our people, our parents, our teachers, our leaders and the righteousness and victory of our struggle.
Do you have a special way of celebrating Kwanzaa?
Sources: http://www.officialkwanzaawebsite.org/origins1.shtml http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kwanzaa (We are not affiliated with these sites)


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July 24, 2015
Windermere Foundation Quarterly Report Q2 2015
Posted in News from the Foundation by Christine Wood
Thanks to your continued support, we have raised more than $738,000 this year to support organizations that help low-income and homeless families throughout the Western U.S.
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May 20, 2015
Windermere Foundation Quarterly Report Q1 2015
Posted in News from the Foundation
Thanks to the generosity of donors like you, the Windermere Foundation was able to provide over $410,000 dollars in support during the first quarter of this year to organizations that help low-income and homeless families throughout the Western U.S.
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April 10, 2015
Windermere Foundation Infographic
Posted in News from the Foundation by Marilou Ubungen
The Windermere Foundation's goal is to reach $30 million in total donations by the end of 2015 – and we're well on our way. Thanks to the generosity of Windermere owners, agents, staff, and our community partners, last year we passed the $28 million mark. Less than $2 million to go!
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March 30, 2015
Clear the Clutter and Help Others in Need!
Posted in Collections and drives by Marilou Ubungen
Your junk could be someone else's treasure or be resold to provide funding for programs that help people in need. There are a lot of other non-profit, charitable organizations in your area that would be more than willing to take your spring-cleaning discards. Here is a list of some organizations to give you an idea of the many possibilities.
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February 25, 2015
Windermere Foundation 2014 Year in Review
Posted in News from the Foundation by Christine Wood
This past year, the Windermere Foundation had a milestone anniversary, celebrating 25 years of supporting programs and organizations that provide shelter, clothing, children's programs, emergency assistance, and other services to low-income and homeless families.
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January 15, 2015
Another Slam Dunk for Husky Hoops Half-Time Fundraiser Show
Posted in Events by Marilou Ubungen
Four YMCA kids gave it their all during the half-time free-throw fundraiser, with the stadium crowd cheering them on.
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December 24, 2014
Windermere Offices Make Christmas a Little Brighter for Those in Need
Posted in Collections and drives by Marilou Ubungen
When people come together and rally for a good cause, they can accomplish great things. And it's that spirit of giving and compassion that makes the holidays such a special time of the year. It's also a favorite time of year for many of our Windermere offices with "all hands on deck" as owners, agents, and staff shop for, wrap, and deliver gifts to those who would not have such a happy holiday.
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December 18, 2014
No Child Should Have to Sleep Outside
Posted in Grant recipients by Christine Wood
Homeless families live in the shadows. They can't apply for temporary housing if they are staying with friends. They must be sleeping in a shelter or on the street to apply. Most of the emergency shelters available in Seattle are gender specific and require that married couples or parents and children split up. For many, the only other choice is to sleep in their car, a tent, or a public bathroom.
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November 21, 2014
'Tis the season to be grateful
Posted in Events by Marilou Ubungen
This season, our Windermere Real Estate offices and agents have been hard at work collecting food, clothing and other necessities to help out our neighbors in need. These are just a few of the activities taking place throughout our Windermere network…
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November 11, 2014
Windermere Foundation Quarterly Report
Posted in News from the Foundation by Christine Wood
Thanks to the generosity of donors like you, the Windermere Foundation was able to provide over one million dollars in support during the first three quarters of this year to social service organizations that helped hundreds of families meet basic needs.
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Passwords are no longer enough to protect your privacy
Whether it's an easily guessed password or sophisticated phishing attacks, even the most diligent and tech savvy among us can fall victim to hacks that put our important personal information at risk.
Just ask Mat Honan, a tech reporter for Wired magazine who had his entire online life taken over by hackers. An individual initially seeking to gain access to Honan's Twitter account ended up being able to delete his Google email account and even managed to remotely erase Honan's iPhone and Macbook just by resetting access to his account passwords. All of this destruction came out of a very low tech call to Apple's customer service department. Read his article in Wired to see how the hackers did it and how Honan could have better protected himself.
The stakes in these situations get even higher when email accounts with huge amounts of storage keep a record of nearly every personal conversation and financial transaction conducted over the life of that account. And those accounts are also storing emails from friends, co-workers, and business associates who often share some of their private information. Sometimes hackers send email to contacts in a compromised account knowing the recipients may be more likely to share more of their personal information with someone they know. How many of us call to verify a request we might receive from a friend via email?